Diary of Joseph Bufton MS 8

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Diary of Joseph Bufton MS 8

Creators:Bufton, Joseph

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Joseph Bufton was a weaver in Coggeshall, Essex. Comprises personal notes made by Bufton on blank pages and margins of a printed almanac 'Rider's British Merlin 1677'. The notes record births, marriages and deaths, bills, accounts of letters between Joseph Bufton and his brother John, notes of visitors, and accounts of local events and people in the years 1678-1699, with a particular concentration on numerous accounts of personal injuries caused by every-day duties.